Abstract
Sharon A. Frontiero, a lieutenant in the United States Air Force, sought increased benefits for her husband as a "dependent" under 37 U.S.C. Sections 401, 4031 and 10 U.S.C. Sections 1072, 10762 Those statutes provide that spouses of male members of the uniformed services are always dependents for purposes of obtaining increased quarters allowances and medical and dental benefits, but that spouses of female members are not dependents unless they are, in fact, dependent for over one-half of their support.3
Recommended Citation
Cook, John J.
(1974)
"Fifth Amendment - Due Process Clause- Sex Discrimination - Sex: A Suspect Classification; Frontiero v. Richardson,"
Akron Law Review: Vol. 7:
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